Form a New Government

New Government

Form a New Government

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When an ocean liner with one thousand passengers becomes stranded on a desert island it soon become apparent they will not be rescued and must create some form of government. Since the ocean liner contained citizens from different countries other than America there are several ideas thrown about by the people appointed to establish a government on the island. Even though there are no Americans on the ship several passenger suggested creating a democracy while other members of the group suggested creating a socialist government. Other suggested in this situation communism would be more effective.

The most effective government would be the democracy. The democracy involves the chosen government being voted by the people. The people in this case are the 1000 new members of the island. Member of the population on the island can engage in an election process in order to select by majority rule the most popular candidates to acts as members of the government. A democracy allows anyone in its population to become a member of the government in order to ensure the government is fair and non oppressive and the citizens receive human rights protection.

A democratic government is split into three separate branches. The three spate branches of government are designed to ensure no one part of the government become more powerful than another part of the government. The executive branch includes the President while the legislative branch consists of lawmakers, and the judicial branch is made up of the courts. Each branch of government plays a specific role in the role making process and has the power to veto the actions of the other.

The executive branch (the President) can veto any laws created by the legislation while Congress (the House and the Senate) can veto the decision of the President. The judicial branch reviews laws and determines their constitutionality. If the judicial branch finds a law in unconstitutional it can strike it from the law books. Through this process no branch can obtain more power than another branch. This balance of power helps to ensure that the will of a country's citizens is enforced rather than the will of a small group of political leaders (Clark, 2001).

A democracy involves leader being held accountable if they engage in bad acts and ensure citizens are afforded individual rights. One of the most important principles of the democracy is the right to pursue happiness in an environment free from oppression. In a democracy people have a voice and the right to personal freedoms. America was the first country to create a democracy resulting in one of the most powerful countries in the nation where the people are able to have a voice and live free of oppression.

While a democracy has proven to be a successful form of government there are two other forms of governments that have been suggested by the group’s leaders. The socialist government involves a socioeconomic system where the government own education, government, and industry to ensure a prosperous economy for the people. Socialist governments empower the people to rule and collectively own aspects of the economy (SLPA, 2006). This could be more effective for a smaller population, such as a 1000 people. Some members of the group have also suggested communism.

While communism sounds like a scary concept the goal is to eliminate class conflict be ensuring every member of society collectively own property (Blunden, 2005). The problem with communism is there are no checks and balances to prevent the government from becoming oppressive. The goal of socialism is to end poverty while in a democracy the people have choices and an opportunity to reach the American dream through their votes and ability to voice their opinions freely.

The potential cons of choosing democratic government are it is a slow process that will first have to begin with elections. Democracy are built on the instead of free elections and personal freedoms but the majority race, ethnicity, or culture will quickly take power. For example if the passengers on the boat are majority North Korean the end result could be that North Koreans become the ruling class in the new society. Democratic governments can result in elections where majority voters get to decide how the new government is run so the minority group voters have little or no say.

References

Blunden, A. (2005). The Principle of Communism. Retrieved January 9, 2014 from

http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1847/11/prin-com.htm

Clark, A. (2001). What Are the Benefits of Democracy in Government? Retrieved January 9,

2014 from http://classroom.synonym.com/benefits-democracy-government-6037.html

Socialist Labor Party of America. (2006). Socialism—its meaning and promise. Retrieved

January 10, 2013 from http://www.slp.org/res_state_htm/socialism_m_p.html